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Fish drying on the beach at Ilha from the series Terreno Ocupado by Jo Ractliffe — VisualArtsDB

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Fish drying on the beach at Ilha from the series Terreno Ocupado

2007

Medium: Gelatin silver print
Dimensions: 17 5/8 × 17 5/16" (44.8 × 44 cm)
Genre: Photograph
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

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